title: Laparoscopic reconstruction after esophageal resection for perforation: a new surgical approach.
abstract: The authors present 2 cases of esophageal perforation treated using a new 2-step approach, consisting of esophageal resection and delayed reconstruction of the digestive tract after laparoscopic preparation and transposition of the stomach. The method is characterized by the minimally invasive insertion of a gastric tube through the precardial esophageal stump for postoperative enteral nutrition, and by the use of a laparoscopic method in the reconstruction step for gastrolysis and transposition of the stomach. The benefits lie in the opportunity for enteral feeding preparatory to the reconstruction, with no need for any gastrostomy or jejunostomy, and with fewer complications and a better recovery after reconstruction surgery thanks to the use of a laparoscopic method instead of a laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Bresadola Vittorio Department of Surgery, P. le S. M. della Misericordia 15 (Pad. Petracco), Udine, Italy. vittorio.bresadola@uniud.it
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bresadola
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Terrosu
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benzoni
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cherchi
authors.forename: Gian Luigi
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Adani
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Favero
authors.forename: Dino
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Anna
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous